I decided to scan a few more. This is sort of an old book, from the beginning of the pandemic. These are $4.00 “Dollarama” sketchbooks, which are great, because they are cheap, and the paper likes watercolour. Brush pen, though, sometimes wicks a bit.
These things claim, however to be “acid free paper,” which is a fib, because they yellow very quickly. So in a few centuries, they might be dust. But I won’t be around either, so what would I care?
Are you using the black hardcoover or the heavier paper books with printed Van Gogh or Turner or Matisse covers? I use the heavier paper books and I love the new larger hardcover sketchbooks. None of mine show evidence of yellowing. I’ve been using them for a few years. Watercolours lose their vibrancy when dry, probably on account of absorption, but I still like the sketchbooks.
Right now I’m using those Dollarama black sketch books. I also like Fabriano paper, but they’ve discontinued the type I’ve been using.
I’m really just getting back out into the world since the pandemic, and seeing which stores are still open and what they have….